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Archaeology Glossary Terms

Archaeology glossary is a comprehensive guide which provides meanings of popular terminology used in archaeology. It is particularly a valuable source for the people who term themselves as beginners in the field of archaeology.

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tuyere

a ceramic blowtube used in the process of smelting

type

a distinctive formal artifact class defined by the consistent clustering of attributes and restricted in space and time, e.g. the "Folsom Point" is a projectile point "type".

Type seriation

Seriation based on the presence or absence of artifact forms stylistic attributes

typology

the systematic organization of artifacts into types on the basis of shared attributes.

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